| Earth Eagle Forge Paula and Larry Jensen Longville MN Phone: (218) 363-6910 eartheagleforge@yahoo.com |
| Migizi Manidoo (Ojibwe: Eagle Spirit) · A little larger than life size. · Fabricated (piece by piece) Non-cast welded and carved sculpture · Material used: Mild steel · Approximate weights: Eagle-- 250 pounds, Tree—125 pounds, Base—275 pounds. (Square base is temporary until this eagle is sold. The tree can be mounted to a cement slab with boalders around it) · Finish and patina: colors attained by heat from an acetylene torch. Brass highlights. Entire sculpture coated with polyurethane · Approximatly 1000 hours of labor. Each feather hand carved. eartheagleforge@yahoo.com |
I created this sculpture using steel sheet metal. I began by forming sheet metal to form the beak and proceeded to move back onto the head and then the body until the basic body shape of the eagle was complete. Using a wire feed welder, welded ‘feather’ shapes onto the body and then carving the details into each feather using a die grinder and carbide bit. The body is a hollow metal carving. The next step was to cut out the individual wing and tail feathers to be attached to the eagle. Each feather was hammered (domed) and detailed using the die grinder and carbide bit method. The feet are forged by heating and hammering over an anvil. The entire eagle was sandblasted for cleaning and then ‘heat colored’ using oxygen and acetylene torch. The eyes of this creature are made from copper. The brass coloring on the beak and feet was applied by heating the steel and brushing the metal with a brass brush. The brass is transferred onto the steel giving it a nice patina. The base of the tree is mounted to a temporary base for ease of moving. I left it this way so that when Migizii finds his home, the tree can be placed onto a more permanent base of the buyer’s choice. Approximatly 1000 labor hours of welding and hand carving the steel. More welded/carved sculpture below....keep scrolling down. Call for pricing |
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| Steel Raven Welded sculpture |
| Preliminary sketch |
| Welded Sculptures Please scroll all the way to the bottom to view all the welded sculptures. (Raven, Eagle and Owl) |
| Welded Bronze Great Grey Owl Non-cast, created from bronze sheet metal |
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| The 'raven', and crow are significant in many cultures....some believe to be ominous, others believe to be messengers of gods, carriers of knowledge.... I don't really want to explain too much of the sculpture but leave it up to the viewer to decide what it means to them.... the title is the only 'clue' that I give for my motivation in creating it. Created by welding steel parts together, building up areas with weld and then carving detail into the steel. Mounted to a aspen stand. Measures 27" x 11" x 12" tall. Etsy shop |
| Photo courtesy Dean Morrill, Pilot Independant |
| If you stumbled onto our sculptures and like what you see, why not check out some of the other things we design and create. Go to the "Gallery" and click on some of the photos to see where it leads you. Gallery |
| Welded steel fox with welded bronze and copper woodland fairy |
| Courage |